Wheeled plow.



No. 705,628. Patented July 29, I902.

L. E. WATERMAN.

WHEELED PLOW.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS E. WATERMAN, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EMERSONMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ROCKFORD,'ILLINOIS.

WHEELED PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,628, dated July 29,1902.

Application filed October 13, 1900. Serial No. 32,935. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it nutty concern:

Be it known that I, LEwIs E. WATERMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheeled Plows, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to liberate the caster-Wheel of awheeled plow by a 'oonnection between the evener and the latch holdingthe caster-wheel in line.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of so much ofa wheeled plow necessary to show the connection of my improvementstherewith. Fig. 2 is an isometrical representation of the forwardportion of a plow-beam and my improvements in connection therewith. Fig.3 is an isometrical representation of the forward portion of a plow-beamand clevis, the clevis turned to one side of the direct line of draft.Fig. 4 is a plan view of the parts in their working position. Fig. 5 isa plan view in which the clevis is turned and the caster-wheel supportshown turned in dotted lines. Fig. 6 is a lengthwise vertical sectionthrough the bracket supporting the caster-wheel.

The plow-beam 1 supports a plow 2, and a caster-wheel 3 has a connectionwith its support 4:, which is pivotally mounted in a bracket 18, securedto the-plow-beam. To the casterwheel support is secured a segment 5,having a notch in its peripheryand held in place by the set-screw 19. Alatch 6 has a pivotal connection with the bracket 18 and is adapted toenter the notch in thesegment. A spring 20, located in a recess formedin the bracket 18, bears against the latch and holds the latch in thenotch of the segment. 1

To the forward end of the plow-beam are secured two side plates 8 of aclevis, having the series of holes 9 for-the'vertical adjustment of thehorizontal-plate 10 in connection therewith. This horizontal plate has aseries of holes 11 for the lateral adjustment of the evener-clevis 12,to which: the evener 13 is pivotally connected. I

The evener-clevis has a depending projection 14., and from its lower endextends a cross-bar 15. A yoke 16 has its ends pivotally connected tothe cross-bar 15, and its up per end supports a hook +17, with which theforward end of the rod '7 has a pivotal connection. The arms of the yokerest against the face of the horizontal plate 10 when the line of draftis in the lengthwise direction of the plow-beam, which will allow thelatch 6 to hold the caster-wheel in proper position for plowing. When itis desired to turn a corner, the team will move the evener-clevis 12upon its pivotal connection with the horizontal bar 10 and laterally ofthe plow-beam,

which will hold one arm of the yoke against the horizontal bar of theclevis and move the other arm away from the horizontal bar and at thesame time cause the upper por-' tion of the yoke to move forward,drawing on the rod 7 and moving the latch 6 from its connection with thecaster-wheel support and permit the wheelto caster. This move ment ofthe yoke will take place when the team moves the clevisto either side ofthe direct line of draft.

I claimas my invention- In a wheeled plow, the combination of aplow-beam, a caster-wheel, means for holding the caster-wheel, in properposition for plowing, an evener-clevis having a connection with theplow-beam, a yoke pivotally supported by the evener-clevis and aconnection between the yoke and the holding means of the caster-wheel.

LEWIS E. IVATERMAN.

Witnesses:

A. O. BEHEL, BEHEL.

